by JGuthrie | Mar 17, 2019 | Plant, Plant City, Saladino
Plant City senior LHP Parker Messick improved to 3-0 on the season working six innings and striking out nine. By Jarrett Guthrie, editor TAMPA – Plant City came out swinging against No. 2 Plant in each team’s Saladino Tournament pool-play opener at the...
by JGuthrie | Mar 13, 2019 | Plant, Sickles
Sickles senior pitcher Dylan Eskew delivers a pitch Tuesday evening vs. district rival Plant. Eskew allowed just one hit over six-plus innings of work while striking out 11 and giving up a late-game walk. (Photo by Mike Camunas) By Mike Camunas, correspondent...
by JGuthrie | Mar 10, 2019 | Leto, Photo Galleries, Plant
Plant’s Conley Strayer breaks for home in the Panthers’ 11-0 victory at Leto. Strayer picked up his first career hit in the game. Our own Mike Camunas brings us this great selection of photos from the game between Plant and Leto on Saturday morning. The...
by JGuthrie | Mar 6, 2019 | Plant, Riverview
By Bob Bellone, correspondent RIVERVIEW – Senior left-hander Leo O’Shinski had eight strikeouts in five solid innings and helped his own cause with a towering home run, leading Plant to a 9-3 non-district victory at Riverview. O’Shinski (2-0) struck out the first six...
by JGuthrie | Mar 1, 2019 | Plant, Robinson
By Kip Kerrick, correspondent TAMPA – After Robinson struggled in a rough, season-opening loss at Sickles (10-0, no-hitter) and Plant beat Chamberlain, 7-2 the night before. Few likely expected a pitcher’s duel on Thursday. But as with all rivalry games, you...
by JGuthrie | Feb 20, 2019 | Features, Plant
Houston Astros OF Kyle Tucker (dark blue shirt) stands between his brother Preston (left) and Corey Brown, as Plant baseball coach Dennis Braun highlights his high school career at a ceremony retiring Tucker’s No. 30 jersey. By Jarrett Guthrie Editor TAMPA –...